1999
DOI: 10.1525/nclr.1999.3.1.235
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Restitution and Offender-Victim Arrangement in German Criminal Law: Development and Theoretical Implications

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“…In polarization and reasoning mediation mechanisms, insofar as they are shared by the parties (suspects and victims), and to achieve a broader interest, namely the maintenance of social harmonization. 11 The existence of customary law in addition to being known in national legal instruments is also regulated by international instruments. The provisions of Article 15 paragraph (2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) state that, "Nothing in this article shall be the trial and punishment of any person who acts or who, at the time when it was committed, was criminals according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of nations ".…”
Section: Existence Of Customary Courtsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In polarization and reasoning mediation mechanisms, insofar as they are shared by the parties (suspects and victims), and to achieve a broader interest, namely the maintenance of social harmonization. 11 The existence of customary law in addition to being known in national legal instruments is also regulated by international instruments. The provisions of Article 15 paragraph (2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) state that, "Nothing in this article shall be the trial and punishment of any person who acts or who, at the time when it was committed, was criminals according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of nations ".…”
Section: Existence Of Customary Courtsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In some ways, this should not come as a surprise as criminal courts are normatively concerned with the punishment of the offender in the name of the state. It is thereby feared that infusing the victims' reparatory interests within the public function of the criminal justice system would create fresh tensions and ambiguity concerning the function and organization of both civil and criminal law (Frehsee, 1999).…”
Section: Reparationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While the independence and objectivity of the judiciary is generally unquestioned, even a few well-publicized and contentious allocation awards could seriously jeopardize the overall legitimacy of the court system. Germany has experimented with charitable sharing in criminal cases, and its experience has proven positive (Frehsee, 1999). German judges retain considerable discretion in distributing the proceeds of criminal penalties, able to allocate fines to the treasury, to charities that have applied for inclusion on an eligibility list, and sometimes even to charities that are off the list (Harant and Köllner, 2000).…”
Section: Administration Of Charity Awardsmentioning
confidence: 99%